version 2.0 (395K)
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Microsoft Agent 2.0 Setup |
Below are the setup instructions for installing Microsoft Agent manually. However it is easier to install an application that does all this for you, like our sponsor MASH - The Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper.
Microsoft Agent is not an application that you can just run (like Word or Excel) and expect to have characters automatically do things for you. Applications and Websites must be specifically programmed to utilize Microsoft Agent and provide these capabilities for you. Many of these can be found around our ring, including MASH.
Additional information
and documentation can be found on the
Microsoft
Agent Home Page.
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Install
Microsoft Agent Core Components version 2.0 (395K) |
WINDOWS XP/2000/Me Users may skip this step. The Microsoft Agent Core Components are already installed on Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Me.
Download the above MSAgent.exe setup program and run it to install the core components. You may then delete the setup program.
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Install the
Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice, Text-to-Speech Engine (English version) (1MB). |
The Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice Text-to-Speech (TTS) Engine provides speech output capabilities for Microsoft Agent so you can hear what the characters are saying through your sound speakers.
Download the above tv_enua.exe setup program and run it to install the TTS Engine. You may then delete the setup program.
If you've already installed this,
you should see
Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice American English TTS Engine
in the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs list.
Additional Lernout & Hauspie TTS3000 Engines may be downloaded from the table below. You need to download and install both the TTS Engine and the Language Add-On for the desired Language.
For example, to install French Text-to-Speech, download and install both lhttsfrf.exe and agtx040C.exe
| Language |
TTS
Engine |
Language
Add-On |
| American English | tv_enua.exe | already installed |
| British English | lhttseng.exe | already installed |
| Dutch | lhttsdun.exe | agtx0413.exe |
| French | lhttsfrf.exe | agtx040C.exe |
| German | lhttsged.exe | agtx0407.exe |
| Italian | lhttsiti.exe | agtx0410.exe |
| Japanese | lhttsjpj.exe | agtx0411.exe |
| Korean | lhttskok.exe | agtx0412.exe |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | lhttsptb.exe | agtx0416.exe |
| Russian | lhttsrur.exe | agtx0419.exe |
| Spanish | lhttsspe.exe | agtx0C0A.exe |
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Install
the Microsoft Speech Recognition Engine, version 4.0 (6MB) |
This step is optional. You can download this later.
The Microsoft Speech Recognition Engine provides speech input capabilities for Microsoft Agent. This allows you to speak to characters through a microphone. However, Microsoft Agent must be specifically programmed to understand and interact with what you are saying. Microsoft Agent does not support dictation.
Download the above actcnc.exe setup program and run it to install the TTS Engine. You may then delete the setup program.
If you've already installed this,
you will see
Microsoft Agent Speech Recognition Engine 4.0 (English)
in the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs list.
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Install the Microsoft Speech
Control Panel (840K) |
This step is optional. You can download this later.
The Speech Control Panel will add an icon to your Control Panel to enable you to list the compatible speech recognition and text-to-speech engines installed on your system and customize their settings for your use.
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Download some Microsoft Agent Characters |
There are many Agent characters
available and many more are being created. Now that you have Microsoft Agent
installed on your computer, you only have to download additional Characters (files with
.ACS extensions) as they become available and save them to your
C:\WINDOWS\MSAGENT\CHARS or C:\WINNT\MSAGENT\CHARS folder,
depending on your operating system.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Microsoft Agent...
You can use the following character files with Microsoft Agent. Note that which characters appear may depend on the application or web page you are using.
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